Programme

Overview

TXRF2023

04 September

05 September

06 September

07 September

08 September

Morning

ENFORCE TXRF FINAL EVENT (free)

Opening and Session I

Session IV & V

Session VII & VIII

Session XI & Closing

and Award Session

Afternoon

ENFORCE TXRF FINAL EVENT (free)

Session II & III

Session VI:

Poster Session

Session IX & X

 

Evening

ENFORCE TXRF FINAL EVENT (free)

Welcome & Poster-Party

Excursion

Conference Dinner

 

Invited Speakers

Laura Borgese

Laura Borgese

Associate professor at the University of Brescia, in the Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering belonging to the National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology.

Burkhard Beckhoff

Burkhard Beckhoff

PTB Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany

Johan Boman

Johan Boman

Dr. Johan Boman leads a research group as a professor at the Department of Chemistry and Molecular biology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research lies in the intersection of environmental science, physics and chemistry.

Dieter Ingerle

Dieter Ingerle

Dieter Ingerle, Atominstitut, TU Vienna

Eva Margui

Eva Margui

Dr. Eva Marguí is an Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Girona and a member of the consolidated research group “Analytical and Environmental Chemistry (QAA)”.

Sascha Nowak

Sascha Nowak

Dr. Sascha Nowak holds a position as scientific staff at the MEET Battery Research Center at Münster University as head of the division Analytics and Environment.

Ana Pejovic-Milic

Ana Pejovic-Milic

Dr. Pejović-Milić is among an elite group of researchers who are conducting studies in the new and growing field of medical and health physics, in the North American center of BioMedical research in Toronto, Canada.

Emanuel Schneck

Emanuel Schneck

Professor of Physics at Technical University of Darmstadt. His current research is focused on biological and biotechnologically relevant soft interfaces and their investigation with x-ray and neutron scattering techniques.

Kouichi Tsuji

Kouichi Tsuji

Kouichi Tsuji has worked at Osaka City University since 2002, and Osaka Metropolitan University since 2022 due to the merger. His research activities involve the development and improvement of X-ray analytical methods and their applications.

Dr. Marit Kjærvik

Dr. Marit Kjærvik

Dr. Marit Kjærvik is a research engineer at Vianode, a manufacturer of synthetic graphite which is used as an anode material in lithium ion batteries.

From the Applications Laboratory

Giacomo Siviero

Giacomo Siviero

Dr. Giacomo Siviero is a physicist working as an X-Ray Product Specialist at GNR s.r.l., Italy.

Hagen Stosnach

Hagen Stosnach

Hagen Stosnach is Application Scientist TXRF with Bruker Nano GmbH, Berlin, Germany.

Hikari Takahara

Hikari Takahara

Dr. Hikari Takahara is an application scientist for XRF and TXRF at Rigaku corporation, Japan.

Program

Tuesday 05.09.2023  
08:30Registration 
Opening session  
09:30TXRF Organizers 
09:50Greeting words from the presidium 
10:10Laura BorgeseImproving Elemental Analysis based on Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence: The COST Action CA18130 ENFORCE TXRF
11:00Coffee Break 
Session IBio/Medical 
11:30Ana Pejović-Milić Total Reflection X-ray Spectrometry and Nanomedicine: Gold Nanoparticles Uptake and Cytotoxicity  in Cancer Cells
12:00Joanna ChwiejThe results of TXRF round-robin test of mammalian tissue samples
12:20Paula KasprzykEvaluation of changes in tissue material during fixation and formation processes
12:40Lunch Break 
Session IIQuantification/Standardization 
14:00Burkhard BeckhoffReliable TXRF quantification and standardization ventures
14:30Leonardo BennunStatistical evaluation of the upper limit of linearity of the TXRF technique
14:50Markus KrämerTailored nanolayer systems for calibration and process control in (T)XRF
15:10Heiko TillBoundaries of double excitation in TXRF: Considerations of geometry and matrix effects
15:30Coffee Break 
Session IIISample preparation/Performance 
16:00Kouichi TsujiOptimization of sample preparation for TXRF analysis
16:30Kirsten SiebersSurface Functionalization for Advanced Sample Preparation in TXRF
16:50Tsugufumi MatsuyamaApplication of Bayesian estimation for X-ray fluorescence analysis
17:10Julius HållstedtAdvanced X-ray spectroscopy applications using high brightness MetalJet Sources
17:30Poster session (odd numbers), Conference PhotoPoster und Welcome PartySponsored by Bruker Nano GmbH
19:00End of the poster session 
22:00End of the Welcome Party 
Wednesday 06.09.2023  
08:30Registration 
Session IVAir particulate matter 
09:00Johan BomanTXRF, the optimal tool for analysis of ambient aerosol particles? 
09:30Janos OsánPotential reference samples for TXRF analysis of airborne particulate matter
09:50Armin GrossTowards an optimized approach for TXRF measurements of particulate matter (PM)
10:10Paola CirelliAn overview of pre-normative activities for ISO 23971: utilizing TXRF spectrometer for the analysis of particulate matter on filter
10:30Coffee Break 
Session VEnvironment/Cultural Heritage 
11:00Marit KjærvikFrom scrap to battery grade graphite- Using T-XRF as a tool to track impurities in the recycling process   
11:30Francesca FalconeA novel methodological approach combining SEM-EDX and TXRF microanalysis applied to Cultural Heritage materials characterization
11:50Galina PashkovaNew applications of TXRF in environmental and geochemical studies
12:10Lunch Break 
Session VI: Poster   
13:15Poster session (even numbers) 
14:45End of the poster session 
15:00Excursion 
19:00End of the excursion 
Thursday 07.09.2023  
08:30Registration 
Session VIIFrom the application laboratory 
09:00Giacomo SivieroElemental analysis of valuable byproducts by TXRF spectrometry
09:30Hikari TakaharaHow to apply a variety of samples to a laboratory TXRF spectrometer
10:00Hagen StosnachNews from the Applications Laboratory 
10:30Coffee Break 
Session VIIIGIXRF/GEXRF 
11:00Dieter IngerleGlancing incidence X-ray analysis for non-destructive characterization of nanomaterials in the laboratory
11:30Cafer Tufan CakirEnhancing Surface Analysis and Data Collection Efficiency using GE-XANES and Machine Learning: A Synchrotron-Based Study
11:50Diane EichertXRF under grazing incidence investigations of potential calibration samples for the quantification of heavy elements in particulate matter
12:10Sven HampelIllustrating sensitivity gradients in TXRF and GIXRF with picoliter derived specimen
12:30Lunch Break 
Session IXSurfaces/Suspensions/Energy 
13:30Emmanuel SchneckStructural characterization of biomolecular layers with x-ray fluorescence
14:00Sascha NowakThe Role of TXRF in the Characteriaztion of Lithium Ion Batteries
14:30Atul TiwariCharacterization of Strong Metal-Support Interaction (SMSI) Using X-ray Standing Wave
14:50Ramón Fernández-RuizA brief review of the Suspension-Assisted Direct Solid Analysis using TXRF
15:10Coffee Break 
Session XSample preparation /Geo 
15:30Eva MarguíSuspension assisted analysis by TXRF: a critical evaluation of its possibilities and limitations
16:00Ignazio AllegrettaA new strategy for the quantification of light elements (F-Fe) in aluminosilicates via a Low-Z TXRF spectrometer
16:20Juan José LeaniPossibilities of Oxidation-state Quantifications by EDIXS Spectroscopy
16:50Artem MaltsevTXRF Potential for Micro-Sized Objects: Apatite Case Study
19:00Conference Dinner 
Friday 08.09.2023  
09:00Registration 
Session XIPerformance/Limitations/Application 
09:30Ursula FittschenErrors and determination of leakage-flux in laboratory-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy
09:50Diane EichertTotal Reflection X-ray Fluorescence: not just about the physics!
10:10Abdallah ShaltoutAnalysis of occurrence and sources of Ni in ambient air particulates using Synchrotron Radiation-based X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure
10:30Jessica HillerInvestigation of slags by means of SA-TXRF: method development for element determination
10:50Coffee Break 
Closing Ceremony / Poster Prize/Venue TXRF2025 
11:20Closing ceremony 
12:00End of the conference